$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Hanko's refined nihonga-style prints bridge traditional painting and modern printmaking. His early death at 47 limits available works.
Explorers — an unusual subject for a bijin-ga artist, suggesting Hanko's range extended to historical and adventurous narrative subjects. Meiji Japan was the era of great exploration and scientific expedition, both within Japan's newly acquired territories and in the broader Pacific world. This print may depict legendary explorers from Japan's historical literature, or it may reference contemporary Meiji-era exploration — either way, the subject places Hanko in dialogue with the period's enthusiasm for discovery, adventure, and the expansion of Japan's geographic horizons.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Explorers was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Explorers depicts landscapes, figures, and travel scenes.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
